Assistance on Building Lower

thomfantomas · Aug 9, 2014

all kidding and joking aside,i have no experience with this and personally would feel more comfortable if someone with experience assemble my ar lower with the appropriate tools which i do not own. of course $$$ or beer will be rewarded for your assistance. i'm baltimore county (dundalk) PM me if you can help a brother out.

Thank You :thumbsup:

Jradack · Aug 9, 2014

It's a lot easier than it looks. There are a ton of online tutorials.
I like brownells.
http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/lid=11004/learn/
Watch some videos on it. U might change your mind.

AssMan · Aug 9, 2014

CMMG youtube channel has a very simple guide. Honestly, just grab a cheap punch set ($20) and AR wrench ($15) and try it yourself. There's not much to screw - up.

CMMG Lower Parts Kit HD: http://youtu.be/p6AZ1jxJGRM

BossmanPJ · Aug 9, 2014

If I can remember later tonight I will email you a link on a very good step by step instruction. Find a box to shoot your front takedown pin detent into. It's going to happen a few times. Other then that it's a piece of cake.

Pinecone · Aug 9, 2014

It is very easy to do. A couple of tools help.

Mainly the proper size roll pin starter and roll pin punches. And if a collapsible stock, one of the castle nut tools.

clandestine · Aug 9, 2014

No idea.

swinokur · Aug 9, 2014

pwoolford · Aug 9, 2014

PM me if you feel like driving to White Marsh this evening. Miller Lite or Sam Adams Cherry Wheat sounds great!

BeltBuckle · Aug 9, 2014

Jradack said:
It's a lot easier than it looks. There are a ton of online tutorials.
I like brownells.
http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/lid=11004/learn/
Watch some videos on it. U might change your mind.

what he said.

I was in exactly your position 2y ago. first LPK (CMMG) went into a Noveske lower following the Brownell's videos - piece of cake. Second into a Seekins lower -- little trickier, but in the end no sweat.

It is much less difficult than you think. Look at it this way -- lot's of folks less intelligent and with less dexterity than you have done it with no sweat. Go for it.

303_enfield · Aug 9, 2014

Read this:
http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_3_4/22...__GAS_BLOCK___Step_by_step_instructions_.html

Do you have your punches, lube, clevis pin and a large clear plastic bag? If so your set!

Happy assembling

S&W19 · Aug 9, 2014

I just followed the ar15.com videos and it wasn't too bad. Just make sure to follow all advise and tape anything you don't want permanantly scarred. If you can do legos, you can complete a lower assembly. Wear eye protection. No sh-t.

INMY01TA · Aug 9, 2014

Use the CMMG vid.

stu929 · Aug 9, 2014

As many have said its a lot easier than you think.

A razor blade, mallet, screw driver and some punches and you are good to go.

Do yourself a favor and do it in a clean room and wear some safety glasses. If you launch a detent you may never find it and dont want to loose an eye.

ma_deuce · Aug 9, 2014

Pretty much what they said. I just read a whole lot and watched a lot of videos, then took it slow and easy. It was a lot easier than I ever thought!

randyho · Aug 9, 2014

+1 for the brownells videos. If you've never done it before, it's a good recipe.

stu929 · Aug 9, 2014

It was easy enough my bro in law did one after watching me do one except for he let a detent excape and I had to give him my spare!

dogbone · Aug 9, 2014

303_enfield said:
Do you have your punches, lube, clevis pin and a large clear plastic bag? If so your set!

stu929 said:
Do yourself a favor and do it in a clean room and wear some safety glasses. If you launch a detent you may never find it and dont want to loose an eye.

stu929 said:
It was easy enough my bro in law did one after watching me do one except for he let a detent excape and I had to give him my spare!

Thus the large clear plastic bag! Getting that pesky detent in place is probably the only part of a very simple procedure which could possibly be called "tricky." Do it inside the bag and you'll always find the detent pin.

Go for it and have fun! Half an hour after you start, you'll be looking at your new lower and wondering what you were worried about.

Pwilliams1 · Aug 9, 2014

Go for it. A buddy or a mash block in a vice makes life easier. Have a razor blade handy too

Pinecone · Aug 10, 2014

If you are using the razor blade to install the pivot pin detent, you don't need it.

I just push the detent in with the pivot pin, then slide the pivot pin into the hole and rotate until the detent snaps into the slot.

SmokingGun · Aug 10, 2014

Pinecone said:
If you are using the razor blade to install the pivot pin detent, you don't need it.

I just push the detent in with the pivot pin, then slide the pivot pin into the hole and rotate until the detent snaps into the slot.

+1. But I've had an easier time of it when I've used a utility knife.

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